The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-17


ssDo yoa sRpect 70 win IN your dfsss'
reform movtMent - wss asked Of Mrs.
Annie Jennesu- Miller, 10 +. 18th b., New
York, EDITOR of Drsss
II hope TO r Il
. "why do .you object 70 the PRESENT
styler
1T i unsracsful, decorating and m
jurious."
"Do ladies' generally support shs 81
formt"
eyes, very generally. Ny correspond
ence is very heavy. Next to Mrs. Usve-
lands, mine IL said to be the largest
daily mail Of any woman's in the United
States, and from not only every State In
the Union, but from almost every coun-
try Of Europe"
''Is the magazine Dress succeedingw
every Handsomely indeed. Dvsss has
been published less than year, and !
am gratifed with reports from all over
the world OF the acceptance by ladies in
the very highest rank Of the reform
which Dress advocates"
Mrs. Miller 10 comely woman In ap-
pearance, and 10 very enthusiastic IN her
dress-reform agitation As the New
York Grdphic says "She herself 10 young
and attractive, with figure 90 har-
moniously developed as to suggest
strength, power and beauty"
The reform which she ID urging with
90 much eloquence and grace seems to be
the coming one. Mre. Jenness-M Miller
has the advantage Of high social posi-
tion, being of the same family with the
: late Wendell Phillips and the poet,
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
"It is in the fashionable world, Of
course, where all the styles are deter
mined, and where tie change mxst Jegia,"
she says.
"How do you endure 90 much work
and keep 30 wellr
II dress myself according to my own
ideas; and furthermore, give myself
the best Of care and treatment. Six
my work Of lecturing, writing, ETC."
s.Indeed you do not look Ike It now r.
mo. I am not now. am now .
perfectly well woman and intend to re-
main 90. You see understand the
laws Of life too we'll to be or remain Ill (;
but strange as 1t may seem for one to
say who is opposed to medicines on gem
eral principles, II I find myself tired OF
feeling Ill ! fly to the one single remedy
which do endorse, and that 10 Warmers
safe cure, which gives new energy and
vitality to all my powers. It is indeed
what I sometimes call my standby ]
have many opportunities to recommend
it, and embrace them gladly, because
know that 1t is thoroughly reliable. and
for women especially efectiue. Indeed, ]
often find myself recommending 1t to
my friends as warmly as lido my maga-
zine, or indeed my improved garments,
and this l would not do did / not per-
sonally know of its virtues"
Mrs. Miller insists that all women can
and must be beautiful, and will be 80 Il
they follow her style of dress and self
treatment
"Will you not state briefly in just
what your reform consistsr"
20, with pleasure Ipropose q jersey
fitting garment to be worn next to the
body, making Of woman vision Of
lovelfness. S
II. 'Over this put cottoh or linen
garment of one piece, without bands or
binding, covering the entire body also.
III. "In place of the petticoats pro-
pose one complete body covering gar
ment called 'leglettes.'
Nv. I'VE abandon the corset entirely
40 totally unfit for use in its common
form, and we substitute therefor supple,
supporting waist, and then we make tho
outside gown as beautiful as artistic
skill and common sense can design"
Mrs. Miller's words of counsel, which
every woman should heed, will un-
doubtedly give to the women Of America
come new ideas upon subject 80 very
near to each of them.